# Calhoun (surname)

Calhoun is a surname of Scottish origin. It is a variant of the Scottish surname Colquhoun. Notable people with this surname include:

## In arts and entertainment

* Adam Calhoun (born 1980), American rapper and songwriter
* Alice Calhoun (1900–1966), American silent film actress
* Ann Marie Calhoun (born 1979), American violinist
* Chad Calhoun, a pseudonym of Ron Goulart (1933–2022), writer
* Eddie Calhoun (1921–1994), American jazz bassist
* Kutt Calhoun (born 1977), born Melvin Calhoun, musician
* Monica Calhoun (born 1971), actress
* Rory Calhoun (1922–1999), American actor
* Will Calhoun (born 1964), American musician
* William "Haystack" Calhoun (1934–1989), professional wrestler
* William Henry Calhoun (1815–1865), American silversmith

## In government, politics and activism

* Bob Calhoun (1937–2020), American politician and lawyer
* Bootsie Calhoun (1923–2014), American politician
* Charles Calhoun Jr. (1931–2014), American politician and jurist
* Cora Catherine Calhoun Horne (1865–1932) Black suffragist, civil rights activist, and an Atlanta socialite.
* Floride Calhoun (1792–1866), wife of John C. Calhoun, second lady of the United States
* Harlan M. Calhoun (1903–1977), justice of the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia
* James Calhoun (politician, born 1802) (1802–1852), Georgia politician, Army colonel, federal Indian agent, and Territorial Governor of New Mexico
* John A. Calhoun (1918–2000), American diplomat
* John C. Calhoun (1782–1850), United States politician and 7th Vice President
* Riemer Calhoun (1909–1994), American politician
* William Lowndes Calhoun (1837–1908), mayor of Atlanta, Georgia in 1879

## In sport

* Cameron Calhoun (born 2004), American football player
* Don Calhoun (1952–2020), former professional American football running back
* George Whitney Calhoun (1890–1963), co-founder of the Green Bay Packers NFL football team
* Jalon Calhoun (born 2000), American football player
* Jermie Calhoun (born 1988), running back for the Oklahoma Sooners
* Jim Calhoun (born 1942), head coach of the University of Connecticut men's basketball team
* Kole Calhoun (born 1987), American Major League Baseball player
* Lee Calhoun (1933–1989), American hurdler
* Milo Calhoun (1940–1995), Jamaican boxer of the 1960s and '70s
* Shaq Calhoun (born 1996), American football player
* Thomas Calhoun (1795–1861), English clergyman and cricketer
* William "Haystack" Calhoun (1934–1989), professional wrestler
* W. Bret Calhoun (born 1964), American racehorse trainer
* Willie Calhoun (born 1994), American baseball player

## In other fields

* Cheshire Calhoun (fl. 1980s–2020s), American philosopher
* Craig Calhoun (born 1952), American sociologist
* David L. Calhoun (born 18 April 1957), American businessman, formerly president and chief executive of Boeing from 2020 to 2024
* Frances Boyd Calhoun (1867–1909) American author
* James Calhoun (soldier) (1845–1876), American soldier, killed at the Battle of Little Bighorn
* John B. Calhoun (1917–1995), American ethologist

## Fictional characters

* Barney Calhoun, fictional character from the Half-Life computer game series (all powerful)
* Mackenzie Calhoun, fictional character from Star Trek
* Daltry Calhoun, the leading character of the 2005 movie of the same name
* Noah Calhoun, fictional character played by Ryan Gosling in the 2004 movie "The Notebook" based on the novel by Nicholas Sparks
* Rutherford Calhoun, the protagonist of the novel Middle Passage by Charles Johnson
* Sergeant Tamora J. Calhoun, the protagonist of the video arcade game "Hero's Duty" in the Disney animated film Wreck-It Ralph.
* Anika Calhoun, fictional character played by Grace Gealey in Empire (2015 TV series)
* Captain Cassius Calhoun, leading character of The Headless Horseman, an 1866 adventure novel by Mayne Reid
* Coach Calhoun, fictional character in the film Grease
* Dean Ernie Calhoun, fictional character in the YouTube web series Video Game High School
* Bill Calhoun, one of three founders of Caesar's Legion, a faction in the video game Fallout: New Vegas